Dissotis macrocarpa Gilg

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Status: Native
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Low shrub up to 1.2 m tall.
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Habitat: In marshy places
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Worldwide distribution: DRC, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia
National distribution: N
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Literature:

Fernandes, R. & A. (1961). Contribution to the knowledge of the MELASTOMATOIDEAE of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kirkia 1 Page 74.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 76.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dissotis macrocarpa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dissotis macrocarpa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dissotis macrocarpa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dissotis macrocarpa
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iNaturalist: Dissotis macrocarpa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dissotis macrocarpa
JSTOR Plant Science: Dissotis macrocarpa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dissotis macrocarpa
Plants of the World Online: Dissotis macrocarpa
Tropicos: Dissotis macrocarpa
Wikipedia: Dissotis macrocarpa


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Dissotis macrocarpa.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=215000, retrieved 4 April 2025

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